The La Grange Crossroads District invites local artists to participate in the Sidewalk Art Project. Spaces on sidewalks in Downtown La Grange have been selected for art paintings. The five categories are: historic, railroad, equine, spirits and horticulture.

Anyone may submit an application and a preliminary sketch or digital image of the intended art. If selected to be one of the 21 artists, there will be a $20 entry fee to help cover the paint and prize money.

Oldham County Public Schools held four graduation ceremonies last weekend for the Class of 2015 with 944 students walking across the various stages to accept his or her diploma.
Buckner Alternative High School held the first of four ceremonies on Friday night at the Oldham County Arts Center.The school graduated 24 students with 42 percent of the graduates are college-bound.

The Governor’s Medal of Valor was presented posthumously to Delano G. Powell, a Kentucky State Trooper killed in the line of duty in 1965, at a ceremony held in Lexington last Thursday Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary J. Michael Brown presented the award to Powell’s widow Barbara Teague and niece Phyllis McGuire of Campbellsburg, on behalf of Gov. Steve Beshear.

Thomas Knepshield, of Crestwood would say he’s a normal teenager with an abnormal hobby for his age. Growing up, when most kids bought toys, he bought antiques.
Knepshield, 15, became interested in antiques when his grandparents told him how much their timeless home goods were worth.
When other kids were watching Sponge Bob Square Pants, Knepshield starting watching American Pickers, a show featuring antique dealers, and said, “I could do that.”

The South Oldham Lions Club is hosting a fundraising event that will have activities for the entire family on June 27.
This year’s Crestwood Festival will have a car show, kids activities, live entertainment, arts and crafts and food vendors.
Chairman of the project, Koss Kinser says that they expect up to 4,000 people to come out.
Children will have the opportunity to play on the bouncies and get their faces painted at the Crestwood Festival.
The South Oldham Lions Club will host the Second Annual Wash and Shine Car Show this year.